'n Appel und 'n Ei
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German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ein Apfel und ein Ei (adapted to standard German; less common)
Etymology
[edit]Literally, “an apple and an egg”. From German Low German and/or Central German; see Appel (“apple”). On farms, apples and eggs were often the most numerous produce, so they were very cheap. The same in Dutch een appel en een ei.